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The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra

The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra: Once in a Blue Moon

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 2001

Even though it doesn’t generate a whole lot of heat before the high–stepping finale, this largely easygoing and often pensive third album (at least, I think it’s the third) by the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra is in most respects its best effort to date. Ensemble work is bright and secure, soloists spry and resourceful, choice ...

Sixth Floor Jazz

By The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra

Label: UTJ
Released: 2000

The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra: Sixth Floor Jazz

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2000

This is the second recording I’ve heard by the UT Jazz Orchestra. The first, Loose Ends, encompassed a five–year period during which UT’s Jazz Studies program housed a number of remarkable players including saxophonists Jeff Benedict and Charlie Richard, trumpeters Steve Hawk and Tom Tallman, trombonist Gary Smith, guitarist Dave Burdick and drummer Roger Schupp. Sixth ...